the unwellness platform
Posted: July 1, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized 24 Comments »In little more than three weeks, I will be meeting a lot of mommybloggers who are bound to be full of opinions and beliefs and dealbreakers. I have therefore developed this quick and easy position paper which potential mommy friends might use to decide whether we could be a BFF match. Use it wisely and we will avoid wasting time with all those pleasantries only to discover that you only befriend fellow attachment parents and I don't play with non-vaccinators. I am using spectrums because so few things in life are black and white, don't you find? Other than my supreme righteousness, of course.
I hope this has been an informative and helpful shortcut for all you potential BlogHer soulmates out there.
If you're new here, please know that I am kidding. Sort of. In a sort of secretly serious way.
we should have these for all kinds of things in life ~~~ it would make things SO Much Easier ;P
I love you. We should have had these charts in DC, with velcro stickies for everyone to put their own tags!
I think we match up close enough to be BFF. Wish I was going to BlogHer. Have fun.
I think we’re in sync. Wouldn’t it be great if we could have these printed up on business cards to just hand out when you meet a new mom? Just save so much time in finding a mom friend.
phew. nice to see a chart to prove our friendship capabilities.
this is all kinds of brilliant.
(as long as you promise not to hate on me for co-sleeping..)
Ha! Loved this post! And I’m actually kinda surprised to see how closely we agree on all these topics.
Clearly: We are right.
And others? Totally wrong.
A) I love this.
B) Good thing we became friends before we had opinions on this kind of stuff
Messing with the schedule to make myself feel better? LOL.
You need to design a diaper bag with these spectrums on it, but you should be able to slide the X, because I would need to slide mine around, since my opinion changes with every month of parenting.
Cali – there is nuance that cannot be reflected, such as AM co-sleepers who feel bad about CIO but do it anyway.
GL
OOHM: BRILLIANT! That would be the best diaper bag ever.
oooh, that was fun. Can you make a little application or quiz about it for your blog?
The really funny thing is that we don’t completely agree on all these things yet I think you are the best mom and the best wife anyone could ever have.
But I think you should have added this important one:
Clothing–
If it’s not European and expensive, it’s not touching baby.
Baby Gap and Old Navy, with a few other things thrown in.
Hand-me-downs only. It doesn’t matter as long as it keeps baby warm.
You’re funny! Came here from Sweet/Salty to check out my fellow July 20th-er. Happy upcoming birthday!
And the spectrum? Excellent! You really could keep adding on scales. A big one around here is opinions about TV. Then, as the kids get older, attitudes towards extracurricular activities. It does go on and on!
i love it!
This is perfection.
I love this! We actually line up pretty much throughout. Maybe that’s why I love your blog.
heh.
OMG, this is the best thing I’ve read all week. Brilliant!
Hilarious! Also, how sweet is Wes? Very.
just linked to this on my blog as I just reread it and think it is all kinds of brilliant and I want you to be showered with awesome in comment love.
xo
I wish I’d had this earlier. I keep making friends and then there’s some crazy dealbreaker, like they think Obama is Muslim.
LOVE THIS! Just brilliant.
I thought of one more: TOYS: Only wooden, chemical-free brain toys from Germany or Dollar Store plastic machine guns and Barbie
I totally want to meet you at BlogHer.
I like this chart. I’m making a little star next to it so that I can link to it soon.
Don’t know how I found your blog today, but I will try to remember so that if I meet you at BlogHer and can say “I read you!”
You forgot the whole “bad mom” craze that’s so popular with all the kids these days.